Hi All
I'm new to Lexus ownership and new to this forum. I know very little about cars except that Lexus is a solid brand. I bought an automatic 2005 IS250 SE-L about a month ago. It's got just over 135,000 miles and there was no service history (I know!!) but I desperately needed a car. A friend who loves Lexus saw it for sale in his neighbourhood, looked it over and got it for me for a good price. The car is in good physical condition (beautiful leather seats, satnav, Mark Levinson system, rear camera etc).
However a week after buying it, the check VSC light has come on and gone off periodically. A mechanic looked it over and said there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Light came back so after checking this forum, I changed the gas cap. After the VSC light reappeared I took it to a large garage. A couple of very worrying errors came up
C1201 - ECU Faulty operation
P2714 - Pressure regulator solenoid valve, component remains open
P2757 -Torque converter, coupling pressure, component remains open
The garage is saying the first recourse would be a gear oil change (£300-£400) but it could be a more serious transmission issue that costs thousands up to a complete replacement. The garage is however not experienced with automatic transmissions so he's just guessing. The car is still driving beautifully and I really want to keep it as I've already fallen in love with it so I'm willing to invest a little but wondering if I should.
Has anyone had experience of either one of these errors and how much money am I potentially looking at in a worst case scenario of replacing the transmission? Are there any good independent garages in south east London that have expertise in Lexus or auto transmissions?
